PT-2026-6024 · WordPress · Essential Widgets

Dj + 1 · Published 2026-02-05 · Updated 2026-02-05 · CVE-2026-0867

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Essential Widgets plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 3.0

Description The Essential Widgets plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes within the plugin’s ew-author, ew-archive, ew-category, ew-page, and ew-menu shortcodes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the injected page.

Recommendations Update Essential Widgets plugin to a version later than 3.0.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-0867

Affected Products

Essential Widgets

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0867 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/43801 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3447282/essential-widgets · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/150957 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08d4ed49-1338-422f-b55f-a102f2d1d6c8?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3440541/essential-widgets · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2019320338736157077 · Twitter Post